Review:While I admire the authors many accomplishments and can appreciate his contributions to the art of profiling, his ego leaves no room for admitting mistakes. This gives me reason for concern, no one is ever right in every instance no matter how experienced. For instance the William Heirens case which he breezes through with broad strokes doesn't touch on any of the contridictions of this particular case and in the end he writes William off as guilty without ever looking into any other aspects of ... Read more

Review:Finding this book was very timely. Since being the recipient of an verbal assault with a provocation toward physical violence by an individual outside of a moving theater 2 years ago, I've wondered what the "right thing" to do was? Try to have a conversation with the fellow? Have a smart, verbal response? Fight? Flee? or Freeze? That incident opened a series of conversations with friends and peers related to the illusion, perhaps even myth, of peaceful life in this culture, or any historical cul... Read more

Review:Super good book on the subject of severe stress response. The title is a bit misleading when you first read it. I strongly suggest this book to anyone that has experienced a situation involving the severe stress of combat, rape or the current exposure to our growing domestic issues from both law enforcement side and civilian side. This is not a how to do book on killing. It is just the opposite in my opinion. I would like to thank Mr. Grossman for his fine work. Read more

Review:This is private eye William C. Dear's second stab (pun intended) at the O.J. Simpson case. His first book, O.J. Is Guilty But Not of Murder, quite frankly, was a self-congratulatory hagiographical piece of dreck. Dear's thesis in that book was that Simpson was an accessory after the fact, and took the rap for his son Jason. But most of that book was about William C. Dear, not the Simpson case. I bought this book, struggled with the first 100 pages or so, then stuck it in an out-of-the-way bo... Read more

Review:Good book but way too much detail from the trial. I thought the book was never going to end and skipped the last 8 - 10 pages. I read a lot of true crime but prefer the books where the characters are more fleshed out. The trial...dry and TMI! Read more

Review:Well written and captures the true facts about 2 innocent people at the hands of a political agenda. An over zealous prosecutor kratz with more power than he deserves. Twists narrative to match his own. Uses narcissism to win. W a team of invetigators who sold their souls for a fake win. Very clear. Read more

Review:Wow. Just finished reading similar transactions. I don't have words to sayhow much I enjoyed this and how impressed I am with the intelligent writing and approach to this story The courage and conviction in pursuing the information about Michelle's death… The dogged pursuit of truth. Reynolds' ability to connect with the family members and Smith's other victims....I am in awe of what she has done, not just in writing this, but in what she has given his victims. I look forward to reading more f... Read more

Review:Heather McDonald's comprehensive review of the present crisis in law enforcement and community relations with police is sorely needed to help sort out the facts from the fiction on this explosive topic. She carefully documents the results of recent attempts to address these issues after a period of effective measures that brought about dramatic reductions in crime in the previous twenty years, spearheaded by such leaders of former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The trouble is that these new measure... Read more

Review:I love Patricia Cornwell and have read many of her books. I read the previous book she did on this topic and found that one quite interesting. Perhaps because I had read the first book (the name escapes me), I just didn't get the point of this one. While it did provide some additional detail as to why She feels as though she has identified the Ripper, it just didn't seem enough for another entire book. I feel as though the book was written as a message to her critics, as if she was defending... Read more

Review:I read this immediately following reading Weiner's _Legacy of Ashes: The Story of the CIA_. As jaundiced as his view was about the CIA, he seems to be a fan of J. Edgar Hoover. In spite of the way Hoover conducted his own fiefdom outside the law and continually thumbed his nose at the law and the Justice Department, Weiner seems to support Hoovers actions as 'necessary'. Weiner seems to credit the FBI's success to its very disregard of law and rights. While not up to the standards of _Legacy o... Read more